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Education Mission

The Education Department at the New-York Historical Society offers a wealth of resources and learning opportunities designed to make history come alive!

Education programs are made possible through endowments established by the National Endowment for the Humanities and The Hearst Foundations. Public funds are provided by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the City Council, the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature, the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the National Endowment for the Arts.

The New-York Historical Society is grateful to the generous supporters of its educational initiatives, including the New York Life Foundation, the Emilie Davie and Joseph S. Kornfeld Foundation, the Barker Welfare Foundation, the Bay and Paul Foundation, Macy’s, The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, The William T. Morris Foundation, The Joseph C. and Clare F. Goodman Memorial Foundation, The Max and Victoria Dreyfus Foundation, the C. Jay Moorhead Foundation, the Alice Lawrence Foundation, and The Angela and Scott Jaggar Foundation.

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The Armory Atelier: A Special Opportunity for High School Students

“This is a wonderful experience that gives you free reign over your ideas and artwork, expanding your artistic vocabulary and teaching you to develop confidence and conviction”
- Atelier student, Spring 2014

Past programs have included

2013-14 Atelier students focused on the modernist techniques used in the exhibition The Armory Show at 100: Modern Art and Revolution open at New-York Historical Society from October 2013- February 2014. This exhibition was a retrospective of the groundbreaking Armory Show held in New York City in 1913. For the first time in one hundred years, one hundred works of art from the original exhibition were reunited celebrating the introduction of modern art to America and allowing the public to consider how the world has both changed and remained the same over this past century. Atelier students employed the techniques used in the Armory Show to create their own artwork to be used in their senior art portfolios.

The Atelier program was created to develop the skills and knowledge of a talented group of New York City high school art students, selected through a competitive application process. The program was targeted towards students interested in pursuing advanced study in the visual arts and/or art history. The ultimate goal of participation in the Atelier Program was the creation of work worthy of inclusion in students’ portfolios for their post-secondary applications. The 10-week program ended with a culminating exhibition of student work.